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Anticipating a Palin-Plumber Ticket in 2012

During the past few months, there has been a lot of talk about John McCain's legacy. People wondered if he had squandered his hard-earned reputation as a straight-talking, aisle-crossing man of honor by running as a right-wing prick who couldn't disguise his contempt for his younger, smarter, better-looking opponent. Some wondered if he would go down in history as nothing more than another old crank.

But we suspect that McCain's legacy will be something far, far worse. We're betting he'll be remembered as the guy who recklessly created two of the most appalling political celebrities in recent history.

In fact, we're betting that Sarah "Insert your sharp-toothed animal of choice" and Sam "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher will team up in 2012 and try to bring down Barack Obama. Here's what that might look like.

On Meet the Press, Sarah Palin defends her decision to build a portable, $8 billion "Bridge to Anywhere" in her home state of Alaska.< li>[#image: /photos/56cda183a0125ee03f19b667]|||palin-plumber.gif|||A Palin-Plumber poster, issued before the adoption of an official campaign slogan, "Hard Where It Counts.